Unemployment Rates

HC Deb 16 October 1973 vol 861 cc108-17W

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what would a Scottish unemployment rate of 1.9 per cent. represent in figures, and what would a South-East England unemployment rate of 4.7 per cent. represent in figures.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The rates would represent 41,000 unemployed in Scotland and 364,000 unemployed in the South East.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing male and female unemployment, in both rates and figures, in each of the planning regions of the United Kingdom in each month since June 1970.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

MALES
Numbers unemployed (000's)
					South East	East Anglia	South West	West Midlands	East Midlands	Yorkshire and Humberside	North West	North	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1970—June	…	…	…	…	100.5	10.3	27.1	34.3	25.8	46.2	63.1	48.7	27.6	66.6	24.6
July	…	…	…	…	100.9	10.4	28.0	36.4	26.9	48.1	67.1	50.0	28.6	73.6	28.0
August	…	…	…	…	107.7	11.1	29.2	40.8	28.2	51.7	71.4	54.3	30.6	76.5	28.8
September	…	…	…	…	103.9	11.1	29.1	39.4	27.2	49.6	69.8	51.7	30.1	75.0	28.0
October	…	…	…	…	105.1	11.7	30.7	38.7	26.3	48.4	67.9	49.9	29.2	75.2	26.5
November	…	…	…	…	107.3	12.4	32.4	38.3	26.3	50.5	69.1	50.8	30.4	77.3	27.5
December	…	…	…	…	110.9	13.4	33.4	40.0	27.5	52.2	71.0	52.0	31.7	80.5	28.5
1971—January	…	…	…	…	126.3	15.7	36.9	45.3	30.8	56.9	79.5	57.3	34.6	91.5	31.2
February	…	…	…	…	127.5	16.5	37.2	45.7	31.4	56.9	80.4	56.9	34.4	91.8	30.7
March	…	…	…	…	130.1	17.1	36.9	47.9	32.4	58.4	83.1	57.1	34.3	92.8	29.9
April	…	…	…	…	133.4	18.3	37.6	51.2	35.1	62.3	87.5	59.8	35.5	97.1	30.1
May	…	…	…	…	128.7	17.4	34.7	52.8	34.4	62.6	88.4	59.9	34.7	95.3	29.2
June	…	…	…	…	120.7	15.5	32.1	52.8	33.1	61.2	87.7	58.6	33.0	94.4	28.7
July	…	…	…	…	126.9	15.7	34.5	56.5	34.9	65.5	95.2	62.1	35.4	104.1	32.3
August	…	…	…	…	136.5	16.4	37.4	63.7	36.9	71.2	103.7	70.0	38.4	107.4	32.7
September	…	…	…	…	134.6	16.6	37.4	64.1	36.3	70.6	104.6	68 0	38.5	106.4	33.3
October	…	…	…	…	138.5	17.1	39.6	64.9	35.8	71.4	106.0	66.7	38.4	106.0	31.7
November	…	…	…	…	146.4	17.9	42.6	68.1	36.7	73.7	109.5	69.5	40.1	108.4	32.4
December	…	…	…	…	148.7	18.4	44.3	71.1	38.4	75.7	111.8	71.4	41.1	110.7	33.2
1972—January	…	…	…	…	161.2	20.0	46.5	75.0	41.3	79.2	119.3	76.0	45.7	119.6	34.5
February	…	…	…	…	160.6	19.6	45.9	75.7	41.5	79.2	120.6	74.8	45.1	118.2	33.2
March	…	…	…	…	160.7	19.2	45.2	77.4	41.6	78.6	121.9	73.8	44.7	117.2	32.3
April	…	…	…	…	157.2	18.6	44.1	77.0	41.1	79.3	124.6	74.9	45.0	117.3	33.3
May	…	…	…	…	1410	16.2	38.6	70.1	36.5	70.3	115.6	66.9	39.5	104.8	30.1
June	…	…	…	…	127.2	13.7	34.6	65.1	33.9	64.4	109.2	63.0	36.5	100.6	28.7
July	…	…	…	…	129.3	13.6	35.4	66.0	35.0	66.1	114.5	64.4	38.4	107.4	32.5
August	…	…	…	…	135.0	13.7	36.7	70.3	36.6	71.7	121.6	71.8	40.7	109.0	31.6
September	…	…	…	…	134.0	13.5	35.3	68.6	35.8	70.2	120.7	71.2	40.5	109.7	29.8
October	…	…	…	…	129.0	13.1	35.0	62.2	33.1	65.3	112.0	65.1	38.0	102.0	26.5
November	…	…	…	…	127.4	13.4	36.1	58.2	32.1	62.5	108.1	63.5	37.3	98.5	26.3
December	…	…	…	…	121.7	13.4	35.1	55.6	31.1	60.6	106.3	62.3	37.0	97.0	26.7
1973—January	…	…	…	…	130.5	14.0	36.9	57.1	32.7	63.7	112.0	64.9	38.8	101.3	28.3
February	…	…	…	…	119.9	13.5	34.1	51.5	30.2	57.3	103.7	58.4	34.4	93.7	26.4
March	…	…	…	…	113.9	12.9	32.3	48.6	28.8	54.5	100.6	56.0	32.7	88.6	25.5
April	…	…	…	…	111.5	12.5	32.4	47.6	29.3	55.6	100.5	57.0	33.8	89.2	25.9
May	…	…	…	…	99.1	10.8	27.9	41.5	25.3	47.6	88.4	50.9	28.9	77.0	22.5
June	…	…	…	…	91.0	9.4	25.0	38.0	23.7	44.3	82.6	48.1	26.7	73.0	22.3
July	…	…	…	…	89.2	9.1	25.3	38.7	23.8	44.8	82.7	48.3	27.3	75.3	24.0
August	…	…	…	…	89.9	9.1	26.2	40.9	24.1	45.9	83.1	50.9	28.3	74.7	23.3
September	…	…	…	…	87.0	8.9	25.8	38.4	23.3	44.2	80.4	47.8	27.4	69.5	22.6

Percentage rates of unemployment
					South East	East Anglia	South West	West Midlands	East Midlands	Yorkshire and Humberside	North West	North	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1970—June	…	…	…	…	2.1	2.5	3.2	2.4	2.9	3.6	3.5	5.7	4.3	5.0	7.6
July	…	…	…	…	2.1	2.5	3.3	2.5	3.0	3.7	3.8	5.9	4.5	5.6	8.7
August	…	…	…	…	2.3	2.7	3.4	2.8	3.1	4.0	4.0	6.4	4.8	5.8	8.9
September	…	…	…	…	2.2	2.7	3.4	2.7	3.0	3.9	3.9	6.1	4.7	5.7	8.7
October	…	…	…	…	2.2	2.8	3.6	2.7	2.9	3.8	3.8	5.9	4.6	5.7	8.2
November	…	…	…	…	2.2	3.0	3.8	2.6	2.9	3.9	3.9	6.0	4.8	5.8	8.5
December	…	…	…	…	2.3	3.2	3.9	2.7	3.1	4.1	4.0	6.1	5.0	6.1	8.9
1971—January	…	…	…	…	2.7	3.9	4.4	3.1	3.5	4.5	4.5	6.9	5.4	7.0	9.7
February	…	…	…	…	2.7	4.1	4.4	3.2	3.5	4.5	4.5	6.8	5.4	7.1	9.5
March	…	…	…	…	2.7	4.2	4.4	3.3	3.7	4.6	4.7	6.8	5.4	7.1	9.3
April	…	…	…	…	2.8	4.5	4.4	3.5	4.0	4.9	4.9	7.2	5.6	7.5	9.3
May	…	…	…	…	2.7	4.3	4.1	3.7	3.9	5.0	5.0	7.2	5.5	7.3	9.1
June	…	…	…	…	2.5	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	4.8	5.0	7.0	5.2	7.3	8.9
July	…	…	…	…	2.7	3.9	4.1	3.9	3.9	5.2	5.4	7.4	5.6	8.0	10.0
August	…	…	…	…	2.9	4.0	4.4	4.4	4.2	5.6	5.9	8.4	6.0	8.3	10.2
September	…	…	…	…	2.8	4.1	4.4	4.4	4.1	5.6	5.9	8.1	6.0	8.2	10.3
October	…	…	…	…	2.9	4.2	4.7	4.5	4.0	5.6	6.0	8.0	6.0	8.1	9.8
November	…	…	…	…	3.1	4.4	5.0	4.7	4.2	5.8	6.2	8.3	6.3	8.3	10.1
December	…	…	…	…	3.1	4.5	5.2	4.9	4.3	6.0	6.3	8.6	6.5	8.5	10.3
1972—January	…	…	…	…	3.4	4.9	5.5	5.2	4.7	6.3	6.7	9.1	7.2	9.2	10.7
February	…	…	…	…	3.4	4.8	5.4	5.3	4.7	6.3	6.8	9.0	7.1	9.1	10.3
March	…	…	…	…	3.4	4.7	5.3	5.4	4.7	6.2	6.9	8.8	7.0	9.0	10.0
April	…	…	…	…	3.3	4.6	5.2	5.3	4.6	6.3	7.0	9.0	7.1	9.0	10.3
May	…	…	…	…	3.0	4.0	4.6	4.9	4.1	5.6	6.5	8.0	6.2	8.1	9.3
June	…	…	…	…	2.7	3.4	4.1	4.5	3.8	5.1	6.2	7.5	5.7	7.7	8.9
July	…	…	…	…	2.7	3.4	4.2	4.6	4.0	5.2	6.5	7.7	6.0	8.3	10.1
August	…	…	…	…	2.8	3.4	4.3	4.9	4.1	5.7	6.9	8.6	6.4	8.4	9.8
September	…	…	…	…	2.8	3.3	4.2	4.8	4.0	5.5	6.8	8.5	6.4	8.4	9.3
October	…	…	…	…	2.7	3.2	4.1	4.3	3.7	5.2	6.3	7.8	6.0	7.8	8.2
November	…	…	…	…	2.7	3.3	4.3	4.0	3.6	4.9	6.1	7.6	5.9	7.6	8.2
December	…	…	…	…	2.6	3.3	4.2	3.9	3.5	4.8	6.0	7.5	5.8	7.5	8.3
1973—January	…	…	…	…	2.8	3.4	4.4	4.0	3.7	5.0	6.3	7.8	6.1	7.8	8.8
February	…	…	…	…	2.5	3.3	4.0	3.6	3.4	4.5	5.9	7.0	5.4	7.2	8.2
March	…	…	…	…	2.4	3.2	3.8	3.4	3.3	4.3	5.7	6.7	5.1	6.8	7.9
April	…	…	…	…	2.4	3.1	3.8	3.3	3.3	4.4	5.7	6.8	5.3	6.9	8.0
May	…	…	…	…	2.1	2.7	3.3	2.9	2.9	3.8	5.0	6.1	4.5	5.9	7.0
June	…	…	…	…	1.9	2.3	3.0	2.6	2.7	3.5	4.7	5.8	4.2	5.6	6.9
July	…	…	…	…	1.9	2.2	3.0	2.7	2.7	3.5	4.7	5.8	4.3	5.8	7.5
August	…	…	…	…	1.9	2.2	3.1	2.8	2.7	3.6	4.7	6.1	4.4	5.7	7.0
September	…	…	…	…	1.8	2.2	3.0	2.7	2.6	3.5	4.5	5.7	4.3	5.3	7.0

FEMALES
Numbers unemployed (000's)
					South East	East Anglia	South West	West Midlands	East Midlands	Yorkshire and Humberside	North West	North	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1970—June	…	…	…	…	13.7	1.4	4.8	6.2	3.9	6.4	9.0	7.6	5.3	15.1	7.1
July	…	…	…	…	13.8	1.4	4.9	7.2	4.6	7.4	10.3	8.8	5.9	17.0	9.1
August	…	…	…	…	16.2	1.8	5.6	9.4	5.1	9.4	12.2	11.3	7.1	17.6	9.5
September	…	…	…	…	16.6	1.8	5.7	8.7	4.9	8.5	11.6	10.3	6.9	17.3	9.2
October	…	…	…	…	17.7	1.9	6.9	8.4	4.9	7.7	11.5	9.5	6.8	17.9	8.4
November	…	…	…	…	17.8	2.0	7.5	7.7	4.8	7.6	11.2	9.3	6.9	18.8	8.1
December	…	…	…	…	17.1	2.1	7.4	7.4	4.5	7.2	10.9	9.0	6.9	19.2	8.0
1971—January	…	…	…	…	18.4	2.3	7.9	7.6	4.9	8.0	12.2	9.5	7.5	21.5	8.4
February	…	…	…	…	19.6	2.6	8.2	7.8	5.1	8.5	13.1	9.8	7.9	22.3	8.2
March	…	…	…	…	20.0	2.8	8.5	8.5	5.6	9.1	14.5	10.1	8.1	22.9	8.0
April	…	…	…	…	20.1	3.1	7.8	8.7	6.3	9.4	14.8	10.9	8.3	23.2	8.4
May	…	…	…	…	18.6	2.9	6.7	8.5	5.6	9.5	14.7	10.1	7.8	22.1	8.3
June	…	…	…	…	16.0	2.4	5.7	8.3	5.3	9.1	13.8	9.5	6.8	21.2	8.2
July	…	…	…	…	18.0	2.6	6.2	9.7	5.9	10.6	15.7	11.3	8.1	24.7	10.5
August	…	…	…	…	21.7	2.9	7.5	12.9	7.2	13.7	19.5	15.2	10.0	25.3	11.1
September	…	…	…	…	21.8	3.0	7.8	12.3	6.9	12.8	18.9	14.4	9.8	25.7	11.2
October	…	…	…	…	23.1	3.3	8.9	12.1	6.7	12.3	19.1	13.3	9.6	26.6	10.6
November	…	…	…	…	24.4	3.2	9.8	12.4	6.5	11.9	19.6	13.4	9.7	27.6	10.3
December	…	…	…	…	23.5	3.2	9.6	11.8	6.3	11.6	19.6	13.2	9.4	28.1	9.9
1972—January	…	…	…	…	24.8	3.3	9.8	12.3	6.8	12.2	21.0	14.1	10.0	30.7	10.4
February	…	…	…	…	25.3	3.4	9.5	12.4	6.4	12.2	20.8	13.6	9.7	30.6	10.0
March	…	…	…	…	25.2	3.4	9.3	12.6	6.5	12.4	21.1	13.5	9.4	31.1	10.0
April	…	…	…	…	24.9	3.5	8.8	13.3	6.7	13.9	22.4	14.8	10.1	30.9	11.3
May	…	…	…	…	21.9	3.0	7.5	12.4	6.0	12.4	20.3	12.7	8.5	27.7	10.0
June	…	…	…	…	18.9	2.5	6.2	11.5	5.7	10.9	18.4	11.6	7.3	26.0	10.1
July	…	…	…	…	20.0	2.4	6.8	12.7	6.2	12.7	21.0	13.6	9.0	29.1	12.4
August	…	…	…	…	23.0	2.8	7.7	16.0	7.3	16.1	25.2	17.7	10.8	30.0	12.9
September	…	…	…	…	22.2	2.8	7.5	15.0	6.9	14.5	23.5	16.5	10.5	29.3	12.7
October	…	…	…	…	21.9	2.7	7.8	13.1	6.3	12.5	21.3	14.4	9.1	28.1	11.0
November	…	…	…	…	21.5	2.7	8.8	12.0	6.1	11.5	20.0	13.7	8.8	28.3	10.4
December	…	…	…	…	19.4	2.6	8.0	10.8	5.6	10.8	18.5	13.2	8.4	27.3	10.0
1973—January	…	…	…	…	21.0	2.7	8.5	11.0	5.9	11.7	20.5	14.2	9.1	28.6	10.4
February	…	…	…	…	19.6	2.5	7.9	10.1	5.3	10.5	18.3	12.5	7.7	26.4	9.4
March	…	…	…	…	18.4	2.3	7.2	9.4	4.9	9.6	17.3	11.9	7.5	25.3	9.1
April	…	…	…	…	18.4	2.3	7.2	10.1	5.5	11.4	19.0	13.5	8.7	26.4	10.7
May	…	…	…	…	15.0	1.9	5.2	8.0	4.3	8.3	14.2	9.9	5.8	21.1	8.1
June	…	…	…	…	13.0	1.6	4.4	7.5	3.9	7.4	12.8	9.0	5.3	19.3	8.0
July	…	…	…	…	13.4	1.5	4.6	8.3	4.2	8.4	14.0	10.2	5.9	19.9	10.0
August	…	…	…	…	14.5	1.7	4.9	9.8	4.3	9.6	15.4	11.3	6.7	19.4	9.9
September	…	…	…	…	14.4	1.6	4.8	9.3	4.2	8.7	14.4	10.8	6.6	17.9	9.9

Percentage rates of unemployment
					South East	East Anglia	South West	West Midlands	East Midlands	Yorkshire and Humberside	North West	North	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1970—June	…	…	…	…	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.8	3.6
July	…	…	…	…	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.8	1.8	2.0	4.6
August	…	…	…	…	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.1	2.4	2.1	2.1	4.8
September	…	…	…	…	0.5	0.8	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.0	2.2	2.1	2.1	4.7
October	…	…	…	…	0.6	0.8	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	4.3
November	…	…	…	…	0.6	0.8	1.5	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.1	2.3	4.1
December	…	…	…	…	0.6	0.9	1.5	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.9	2.1	2.3	4.1
1971—January	…	…	…	…	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1	2.0	2.3	2.6	4.3
February	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.1	1.7	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2	2.1	2.4	2.7	4.2
March	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.2	1.7	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	2.1	2.4	2.8	4.0
April	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.3	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.3	2.3	2.5	2.8	4.2
May	…	…	…	…	0.6	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.3	2.1	2.3	2.7	4.2
June	…	…	…	…	0.5	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	2.0	2.0	2.5	4.2
July	…	…	…	…	0.6	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.4	2.4	2.4	3.0	5.3
August	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.9	1.8	3.2	3.0	3.0	5.6
September	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.8	1.7	3.0	2.'9	3.1	5.7
October	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.4	1.8	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.7	2.8	2.9	3.2	5.4
November	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.4	2.0	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.8	2.8	2.9	3.3	5.2
December	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.4	1.9	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.8	2.8	2.8	3.4	5.0
1972—January	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.4	2.0	1.5	1.3	1.7	1.9	3.0	3.0	3.7	5.3
February	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.5	1.9	1.5	1.2	1.7	1.9	2.8	2.9	3.7	5.1
March	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.5	1.9	1.5	1.3	1.7	1.9	2.8	2.8	3.7	5.1
April	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.5	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.9	2.0	3.1	3.0	3.7	5.8
May	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.7	1.8	2.7	2.5	3.3	5.1
June	…	…	…	…	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.7	2.4	2.2	3.1	5.1
July	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.0	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.7	1.9	2.9	2.7	3.5	6.3
August	…	…	…	…	0.8	1.2	1.5	1.9	1.4	2.2	2.3	3.7	3.2	3.6	6.6
September	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.2	1.5	1.8	1.3	2.0	2.1	3.5	3.1	3.5	6.4
October	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.2	1.6	1.6	1.2	1.7	1.9	3.0	2.7	3.4	5.6
November	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.2	1.8	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.8	2.9	2.6	3.4	5.3
December	…	…	…	…	0.6	1.1	1.6	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.7	2.8	2.5	3.3	5.1
1973—January	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.2	1.7	1.3	1.1	1.6	1.8	3.0	2.7	3.4	5.3
February	…	…	…	…	0.7	1.1	1.6	1.2	1.0	1.4	1.6	2.6	2.3	3.2	4.8
March	…	…	…	…	0.6	1.0	1.4	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.6	2.5	2.3	3.0	4.6
April	…	…	…	…	0.6	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.6	1.7	2.8	2.6	3.2	5.5
May	…	…	…	…	0.5	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.1	1.3	2.1	1.7	2.5	4.1
June	…	…	…	…	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.9	1.6	2.3	4.1
July	…	…	…	…	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.3	2.1	1.8	2.4	5.1
August	…	…	…	…	0.5	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.8	1.3	1.4	2.4	2.0	2.3	5.0
September	…	…	…	…	0.5	0.7	1.0	1.1	0.8	1.2	1.3	2.3	2.0	2.1	5.0